47 CFR § 87.135 - Bandwidth of emission.

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title: "47 CFR § 87.135 - Bandwidth of emission."
title_number: 47
title_name: "Telecommunication"
section_number: "87.135"
section_name: "Bandwidth of emission."
chapter_name: "FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION"
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subchapter_name: "SAFETY AND SPECIAL RADIO SERVICES"
part_number: "87"
part_name: "AVIATION SERVICES"
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authority: "47 U.S.C. 154, 303 and 307(e), unless otherwise noted."
regulatory_source: "53 FR 28940, Aug. 1, 1988, unless otherwise noted."
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# 87.135 Bandwidth of emission.

(a) Occupied bandwidth is the width of a frequency band such that, below the lower and above the upper frequency limits, the mean powers emitted are each equal to 0.5 percent of the total mean power of a given emission.

(b) The authorized bandwidth is the maximum occupied bandwidth authorized to be used by a station.

(c) The necessary bandwidth for a given class of emission is the width of the frequency band which is just sufficient to ensure the transmission of information at the rate and with the quality required under specified conditions.